Pitt series in Russian and East European studiesSoviet Union.Geschichte 1939-1945.Poland.University of Pittsburgh Press1939 - 1945Series in Russian and East European studies.Exiles--Soviet UnionWomenpauSowjetunion.Connect to full text.World War, 1939-1945--Women--Poland645839335645839335en"Thus began the wandering of the Polish people": the background to exile -- "We were seized by utter despair" : from invasion to exile -- "The element that was dangerous for 'our liberators'" : the women of this study -- "After all, I am a Polish woman" : self-definition through the experience of exile -- "Women were treated the same as men" : labor in exile -- "As long as there is still a Polish woman, there will also be a Polish question" : family and nation -- "Homeless in her own body" : the body and sexuality -- "We Polish women were a model of unity before their citizens" : self-definition through the delineation of "others" -- "They abused our fatherland" : coexisting with the national minorities -- "Barely distinguishable from animals" : encountering Asia -- "You can't even call them women" : condemning the Russians.Exile and identity : Polish women in the Soviet Union during World War II2002Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945--Women--Soviet UnionPolinJolluckKatherine R.Katherine R. Jolluck2018-03-09Polish people--Soviet UnionPittsburgh, Pa.ExilesPolish peopleNationalbewusstsein2002Sexuelle IdentitätWorld War (1939-1945)Exile and identity.Print version:Deportation